Seeing the five of them flee from the outer edge of the outskirts toward the inner section, Seraphine understood immediately what they were trying to do.
'Hmm. Seems like this place has become something of a living contradiction too,' she thought, her gaze narrowing slightly as she noted the subtle shift in energy taking place within that specific area, a shift most eyes, even trained ones, would have missed entirely.
This place blocked the entry of void energy, preventing the Abyss from corrupting it, and the same rule extended to its inhabitants as well. Beyond a certain point, the Hollows simply couldn't go any further. If they tried, if they pushed past that invisible boundary, they would be eliminated instantly, erased before they could even register what had happened to them.
